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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.30/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 524 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.73/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 635 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.14/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 557 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 829 2,001 337
Feeder cattle 829 2,001 337

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Feeder bulls traded 5.00 - 9.00 higher with active bidding. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–425 423 7 179.00–181.00 $180.43 $763 +4.49
460–485 474 23 165.00–176.00 $173.47 $822 -5.00
505–548 526 21 157.00–169.00 $164.89 $867 +4.97
553–580 570 7 152.00–158.00 $154.51 $881 -3.49
626–649 635 36 144.25–149.50 $147.73 $938 +2.77
650–667 660 5 145.50–150.00 $147.27 $972 +9.06
703–746 728 15 130.00–137.50 $133.21 $970 -0.60
765–785 775 4 126.50–130.00 $128.23 $994 -2.77
800–824 817 14 126.50–128.50 $127.94 $1,045 +0.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 177.00 $177.00 $687 —
403–445 424 4 159.00–162.00 $160.43 $680 +0.75
462 462 5 157.00 $157.00 $725 -9.07
510–538 518 18 143.00–152.00 $146.42 $758 -0.73
574–586 580 17 149.50–152.50 $151.37 $878 +8.42
617 617 3 136.00 $136.00 $839 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 4 150.00–154.00 $152.03 $540 -9.23
460 460 6 144.00 $144.00 $662 -3.97
705 705 3 116.00–120.00 $118.67 $837 +3.21
914 914 4 115.50 $115.50 $1,056 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 150.00 $150.00 $550 ±0.00
427 427 3 147.00 $147.00 $628 -0.41
452–470 461 6 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $666 +0.86
500–542 524 72 128.00–144.00 $136.30 $714 -2.93
560–598 568 14 133.00–139.00 $135.41 $769 +1.19
601–649 625 34 124.00–136.00 $129.26 $808 +1.67
660–685 670 16 124.00–129.50 $126.66 $849 -2.05
781 781 9 117.00 $117.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–348 344 7 144.00–145.00 $144.42 $497 -0.93
354–376 369 21 139.00–146.00 $143.55 $530 +0.94
408–435 417 7 135.00–139.00 $136.96 $571 +1.24
452–498 465 25 130.00–139.00 $133.94 $623 -3.21
515–523 519 4 120.00–127.00 $123.47 $641 -2.00
568–585 575 9 125.00–128.00 $126.23 $726 +0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–338 327 6 132.00–135.00 $134.04 $438 +2.81
365 365 7 125.00 $125.00 $456 -1.68
403–438 411 11 125.00–135.00 $131.57 $541 +2.79
650–660 653 3 115.00 $115.00 $751 —
700 700 3 109.00 $109.00 $763 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–398 384 29 159.00–175.00 $164.98 $634 +14.80
414–415 414 6 155.00 $155.00 $642 —
475–493 484 26 150.00–155.00 $151.72 $734 +5.23
539–540 539 7 135.00–138.00 $135.86 $732 +2.75
686 686 5 128.00 $128.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 193.00 $193.00 $589 +24.00
402–439 425 9 169.00–171.00 $170.55 $725 +11.66
453 453 5 164.50 $164.50 $745 —
528–547 538 6 150.00–158.00 $154.07 $829 +7.18
550–563 557 35 147.50–150.50 $149.14 $831 +11.14
620–624 623 7 144.50–146.00 $145.57 $907 +11.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 3 106.00 $106.00 $880 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.